Ultimate chocolate cake

Method

• step 1

  Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C. Grease the tin that the cake is going into.

• step 2

  In a bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until smooth.

• step 3

  Add the eggs one by one and beat into the mixture. (It will look weird but don't worry about it)

• step 4

  Add the flour into the mix bit by bit.

• step 5

  Beat in the cocoa powder until it is as chocolaty as you want. Add the milk until smooth.

• step 6

  Put into a tin and smooth out.

• step 7

  Put into the oven for 15-20 mins or until cooked throughout.

• step 8

  Leave to cool for 15-20 mins.

• step 9

  While it is cooling, make the icing by mixing the icing sugar and water together and, like the cake, as much cocoa powder as you want.

• step 10

  Once cooled, take the cake out of the tin and leave for a few mins before decorating.